Facebook costing firms £130 million a day...
...so says a law firm. (Ah, the penny drops.)
Mike Huss, director of employment law at Peninsula called on all firms to block access to sites such as Facebook.He asked: "Why should employers allow their workers to waste two hours a day on Facebook when they are being paid to do a job?"
He said that loss of productivity was proving a "major headache" for firms.
The figures that we have calculated are minimums and it's a problem that I foresee will escalate," he said.
Where on earth did they get a minimum average of two hours [out of a working day] from?
Another important question being asked is this: 'Can Facebook be trusted with our data?' According to the latest results of a BBC poll of 13,108 people, an incredible 85.8% of people said 'no'.
Whilst Facebook have been quick to dismiss concerns over the privacy of user data, soon to be shared with Google to populate search results, it looks like users don't share their feelings.
Is the tide turning against social networks?
Posted by: robin Crumby | September 12, 2007 at 09:23 PM
Well, maybe the tide is just evolving? Facebook and MySpace are still growing despite the data protection issues...
Maybe for a few people worrying loudly about the data issues, there is a silent majority of people who don't really care if their data is sold?
And I heard of several companies launching internal social networks, so maybe it's just an evolution rather than a turn of tide?
Posted by: Vincent Sorel | September 13, 2007 at 02:41 PM